[PATCH] early_res: fix check in free_early_partial

From: Adam Lackorzynski
Date: Fri Jun 04 2010 - 17:10:34 EST


free_early_partial must check the returned region of find_overlapped_early()
whether it is a region at all. Otherwise the function will indefinitely
loop.

Signed-off-by: Adam Lackorzynski <adam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/early_res.c | 5 +++--
1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/early_res.c b/kernel/early_res.c
index 31aa933..9afcb4c 100644
--- a/kernel/early_res.c
+++ b/kernel/early_res.c
@@ -341,10 +341,11 @@ void __init free_early_partial(u64 start, u64 end)

try_next:
i = find_overlapped_early(start, end);
- if (i >= max_early_res)
+ r = &early_res[i];
+
+ if (i >= max_early_res || !r->end)
return;

- r = &early_res[i];
/* hole ? */
if (r->end >= end && r->start <= start) {
drop_range_partial(i, start, end);
--
1.7.1
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